AEW Collision Results – 7/2/2026: Casino Gauntlet Qualifiers, More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s coverage of “AEW Collision” on July 2, 2026, coming to you from the Viejas Arena in San Diego, California! We have a special Thursday edition of “Collision” and the Forbidden Door is still open.

After Thekla retained the Women’s World Championship against Starlight Kid, her sights are now set on Redemption. On “Dynamite: Beach Break”, there will be a Women’s Casino Gauntlet match to determine her next challenger. Tonight, Athena will face STARDOM’s Rina to determine who gets the Number One spot in the gauntlet. Maya World came up short against Mercedes Moné and looks to get back on track when she faces Julia Hart to determine the Number Two entrant.

Next week at Beach Break, Konosuke Takeshita will face Kyle Fletcher. Tonight, Fletcher faces off against Takeshita’s friend, ELP.

At Forbidden Door, Andrade El Idolo turned on the Don Callis Family, opening the way for Mark Briscoe’s team to win. Callis and the Family are irate and will send Brian Cage to deal with Andrade.

After Jay White returned to help Cope + Christian retain the tag titles, STP wants it known that they’re the new Collision cowboys and issued a challenge. They’ll face ¾ of the Bang Bang Gang with Cope stepping in for Juice Robinson.

On the Buy In, NJPW’s Drilla Maloney defeated Daniel Garcia. The Death Riders are not pleased, so PAC and Claudio Castagnoli will face Maloney and his Unbound Co. stablemate, Shingo Takagi to make them pay.

Bandido and Mistico came up short in their respective matches at Forbidden Door. Tonight they’ll team up with Speedball Mike Bailey against The Rascalz.

The Demand will be in action tonight in their quest for the Trios titles. Thunder Rosa and Mina Shirakawa will be in tag team action.

PAC and Castagnoli come to the ring first. Shingo and Drilla followed.

Shingo and PAC start us off. They exchange lock ups. Shingo twisted PAC’s arm behind him and PAC sent him to the mat. Shingo rolled him up. They came to a standstill. They lock up again and PAC backs him to the corner. PAC took him to the mat in a side headlock. Shingo took him down with a shoulder tackle. PAC leaped frogged him and landed a tijares takedown. Shingo shoulder tackled him again. PAC tagged in Claudio. Drill tagged in too.

They slapped hands and Claudio took him to the mat. Claudio worked his arm and put him in a standing headlock. Drilla with a side headlock. Claudio took him down with a shoulder tackle. Drilla sent him to the mat and chopped him several times. Claudio and PAC double teamed him. PAC covered him with his leg. Claudio tagged back in and chopped Drilla. Drilla chopped him into the corner and tagged in Shingo. Shingo with multiple jabs. Claudio responded with upper cuts. They exchanged blows. Shingo with a snap neckbreaker. Shingo took him to the corner and tagged in Drilla. They took Claudio down and then Drilla knocked PAC off the apron.

After the break, PAC pinned Drilla. He took him to the corner and Caudio tagged in. Claudio worked his arm. They exchanged blows. Claudio sent him to the mat with an uppercut and he went for the pin. Drilla tried to walk with Claudio on his back, but Claudio took him down and Shingo broke up the pin. PAC tagged in and landed a missile dropkick. PAC covered him with a knee on the neck. Drilla chopped PAC repeatedly and PAC responded by lifting him up, but Drilla got down. Drilla took him down with a dropkick. Shingo tagged in and took down PAC. Shingo took him down with shoulder tackles. Claudio got in and Shingo took them both down. Shingo sent PAC down and covered him for two.

Claudio kicked PAC in the head and Drilla sent him to the outside. Drilla hit him a few times. PAC did a step up enzuiguri. Claudio tagged in and he exchanged uppercuts with Drilla. Drilla with a backslide. He landed a spinebuster. Drilla blocked Claudio’s uppercuts. Shingo and Drilla sent them both to the mat before landing elbows off the top rope. Drilla pinned Claudio for two.

Shingo tagged in and they double teamed Claudio in the corner. Claudio shoved them together. Shingo followed Claudio and hit him with an uppercut. Claudio kicked him twice and Shingo dragonscrewed his leg. PAC hit Shingo with a big boot. PAC kicked Drilla repeatedly and hit a German suplex. Drilla powerbombed PAC and Claudio hit Drilla with a lariat. Everyone is down.

Shingo and Claudio exchanged blows. Claudio put him in the Giant Swing and PAC dropkicked his head. Claudio pinned him, but Drilla broke it up. PAC grabbed Drilla by the throat and shoved him into the barricade. Daniel Garcia popped up and choked Drilla from behind. In the ring, Claudio and PAC teed off on Shingo in the corner. PAC ran the ropes and took down Shingo so Claudio could pin him. Shingo kicked out. Drilla pulled Garcia over the barricade and slammed him to the floor. He had Garcia up when PAC hit Drilla, causing him to drop Garcia. Shingo got out of the Neutralizer and did a back bodydrop. Shingo fought off PAC and Claudio. He ran through Claudio and had him up for Made in Japan when Garcia pulled Claudio down. Shingo popped him in the face for his efforts. Shingo sent him over the ropes and when he turned around, Claudio hit him with a lariat and put him in a side headlock takeover for the win.

Winner: Death Riders

Andrade comes to the ring first. Cage follows, accompanied by Don Callis and Lance Archer. Callis joined commentary.

Andrade landed a tope suicida before the bell rang and took out Cage and Archer. Andrade rammed him with his shoulder in the corner. Cage took down Andrade and sent him face first into the turnbuckle. They exchanged chops. Cage held his neck over the rope and then switched to his boot in his neck against the turnbuckle. Cage pinned him.

Cage uppercut Andrade in the corner. Andrade landed a tijares takedown before kicking him off the apron. Andrade followed with a tornillo to the outside. He posed with a woman and then put Cage in the ring. He told Archer to back up. Andrade made it to the apron when Cage kicked him in the head. Cage did a delayed vertical suplex from the middle rope.

After the break, Andrade did a jawbreaker to break a hold. Cage landed a jumping knee. He put Andrade on the ropes and climbed up. Andrade put him in a side headlock and hit three back elbows, sending Cage crashing to the mat. Andrade flipped off Callis before landing a flip and pin attempt. They exchanged blows. Andrade hit a leaping forearm and Three Amigos. Andrade pinned him for two.

Cage put him on his shoulders, but Andrade escaped. Cage landed multiple kicks and an Area Code. Cage powerbombed Andrade, but his shoulders weren’t covered. Cage put Andrade on the turnbuckle and they exchanged blows. Andrade took him down with a headbutt and a Frog Splash for two. Andrade landed running knees in the corner, but Cage kicked out. Cage headebutted him and a ripcord elbow. He followed with a face plant and pin attempt. Cage suplexed Andrade and Andrade hit Dia de Los Muertos and the DM for the win.

Winner: Andrade

After the match, Andrade asked, “do you think this is over? I have one question. How you know?” and threw the mic at Callis.

Mina Shirakawa comes to the ring, followed by Thunder Rosa. Their opponents are in the ring.

Zara and Rosa are starting us off. Rosa ducked Zara before taking Zara down and covering her. Rosa chopped her to her knees. Zara ducked and tagged in B3cca. Mina tagged in. She ducked B3cca. Mina with a kick to the gut. B3cca sent her to the corner. Mina with a guillotine and a tornillo. Zara broke up the pin. All four women exchanged blows. Rosa sent them to the corner and they tee off. Rosa dropkicked Zara. Mina took down B3cca. Rosa with a Tijuana Bomb for the win.

Winner: Thunder Rosa and Mina Shirakawa

After the match, Thekla comes out wearing Starlight Kid’s mask. She did exactly what she said she was going to do at Forbidden Door. She told SLK she almost got her and now she can only blame yourself. She ripped off her mask and proclaimed “STARDOM is dead! Long live the Toxic Spider!” She warns the women coming for her to “load your gun, b*****!”

STP came to the ring, accompanied by Trish Adora and Christyan XO. Bang Bang Gang follow. Cope follows.

Colten and Lee start us off. Lee took him to the mat. Colten took him down with a side headlock. They take each other down again. Colten took him down and tagged in Cope. They double teamed Lee. Lee hit him in the throat and took him to the corner. Bravo kicked Cope and held his neck over the rope. Cope took him down. Austin tagged in and they double teamed Bravo. Dean tagged in and hit Austin. Austin took him down and followed with left hands.Bravo pulled him from the ring and STP hit him.

After the break, Dean hit the BBC on Austin. Austin kicked Dean away, but Bravo stopped him from tagging in White. Austin took down Lee and Shane before tagging in White. White took down Lee and Shane and landed a back bodydrop on Dean. He did a legwhip on Bravo. He dragonscrew on Lee. He tried to knock Shane down off the apron, but Shane knocked him down. White did a dragonscrew on Shane. He did a running uppercut on Dean before planting him. White sent Dean out of the ring and Lee sent White to the mat.

Lee picked him up, but White escaped. The Gunns got in and landed 3:10 to Yuma on Lee. Bravo punched Colten. The Infantry double teamed Austin. Cope and White sent them out of the ring. Shane took them down with a double lariat. Shane went up top , but White hit him repeatedly and joined him up top to land multiple punches. Cope joined him and they landed a suplex. Bravo sent Cope out of the ring. The Infantry attacked White. Cope speared Bravo and White put Dean in the Bladerunner for the win.

Winner: Bang Bang Gang and Adam Copeland

The Dogs come to the ring and the Death Riders attacked Bang Bang Gang. Finlay hit White with his shillelagh. 

The Demand comes to the ring where their opponents are waiting.

Toa took down Nastyyy. KAUN took the other down and landed a suplex on Nastyyy. Ricochet followed with a Ricosauly. Toa ran through Oasis and Sonico on the outside. Ricochet backed Nastyyy to the corner and tagged in KAUN. They sent him into the corner. KAUN threw Ricochet into the corner and then splashed Nastyyy. Toa did a hip attack before throwing him into KAUN so that KAUN could land a cutter. Ricochet splashed Nastyyy. A bloodied Oasis turned a bloodied Toa around and they exchanged blows before Toa sent him out of the ring. KAUN dropkicked Sonico on the outside. GOA sandwiched Nastyyy between them before picking him up for Ricochet to hit a lariat from the ropes.

Winner: The Demand

After the match, Ricochet congratulated Matt Sydal on joining SKYFLIGHT. He said The Demand has a brotherhood. He put them on notice.

Athena took her to the mat with a side headlock. Athena shoved her back. They circle each other before locking up. Rina took her down with a side headlock. Athena grabbed her hair and sent her to the mat. She slapped her. Rina tripped her and took her down with two dropkicks. Rina rolled her up and Athena sent her down with a punch. Rina with a back elbow and another shotgun dropkick. Rina stomped Athena down and hit her in the back. Rina punched her down in the corner and then slammed her to the mat. Athena took her down. Rina sent her to the apron, but Athena hit her over the ropes. On the apron, Athena dropped her face first. Athena threw her shoulder first into the ringpost.

After the break, Rina hit Athena with a jawbreaker. She kicked Athena out of the air. Rina took her down three times. They grabbed each other by the hair. Rina took her down twice and followed with running knees in the corner and a suplex. Rina with a reverse suplex and both women are down.

Athena hit her and put her in a Fujiwara Armbar. Rina kicked her with a big boot and Athena did the same. They kept hitting big boots. Rina rolled her up for two. Athena landed a tombstone piledriver and put her in an armbar. Rina turned around and got a foot on the rope. Rina suplexed her. She landed the Pink Devil and she went up top and landed a diamond knee drop. Athena shoved her off at two. Rina rolled her up. Athena landed a sole food on the arm before kicking her out of the room. She followed with a tope. Athena went up top, but Rina hit her and joined her. Athena shoved her down and hit the O-Face for the win.

Winner: Athena

Bandido comes to the ring first. Speedball and Mistico follow together. The Rascalz followed.

Xavier and Mistico start us off. Xavier took him down immediately. Mistico with an armdrag and one from the top rope. Bandido tagged in and Reed jumped over him. Bandido lifted him in the air. Reed did a Pele Kick after doing Myron Reed things. Speedball tagged in and kicked Reed in the face and Wentz tagged in. Rapid fire kicks from Speedball. Wentz with a suplex before they teed off on Speedball. Wentz for the pin. Speedball landed a tope and Reed landed one on him. Bandido landed one on Reed and Xavier landed one on Bandido. Mistico landed one on Xavier. Wentz landed one Mistico. Speedball went for another one, but Wentz intercepted him into a cutter through the ropes. Speedball and Wentz are on the apron when Reed landed a cutter on Speedball and took out the babyfaces.

After the break, Wentz and Speedball are down in the ring. Bandido and Reed tagged in. Bandido took him and Xavier down. Reed and Bandido exchanged blows. Bandido lifted him in the air to slam him down. Wentz did a leaping cutter on Bandido. Reed with a No Cap Splash and Xavier followed with a tornillo. Wentz and Reed double teamed Mistico, who landed double back elbows. He followed with an Area Code on Reed. Wentz charged at him and Mistico kicked him in the head and landed a shotgun dropkick from the top. Xavier kicked Mistico in the jaw. Bandido intercepted him and hit Xavier with a GTS. Bandido landed 21 Plex on Xavier while Mistico and Speedball did topes on the outside.

Winner: Bandido, Mistico, and Speedball

RUSH comes to the ring where Cruz is waiting.

RUSH kicked his hand away. Cruz chopped him and RUSH took him down with a forearm and sent him into the barricade. He sent him into two more barricades and put him in the ring. RUSH chopped him repeatedly in the corner and stomped him down. He dropkicked him in the corner and pulled him into the center to pin him.

Winner: RUSH

Hart comes to the ring first. World follows.

Hart sent her to the mat. World rolled her up. World chopped her twice and took her down and followed with a senton. World sent her into the corner, but Hart moved. World dodged her. Hart tried to sweep her leg on the apron, but World dodged her and did a handstand. World kicked Hart on the outside. Hart chopped her against the barricade and then threw her into it. Back in the ring, World took her down with an uppercut and covered her for one. Hart put her in the Tarantula.

After the break, Hart forearmed Wolrd and splashed her in the corner. She did a headlock takeover. She put her in a Heatless Lock. World hit her with a roundhouse kick. World with a leaping elbow. She followed with multiple kicks to the head and a dropkick. World rolled her up and double stomped her before pinning her for 2.5. World followed with a knee, but Hart dodged it. Hart kicked her in the knee and covered her. Hart dragged her to the corner and stomped her arm repeatedly. World hit her the back and put her on her shoulders. Hart fought out. World scooped her up for a bridging suplex. She landed a second one, but Hart got out. World put her on the turnbuckle and joined her. Hart headbutted her to the mat. Hart landed a moonsault, but World got the boots up and she landed a Shining Wizard for the win.

Winner: Maya World

Fletcher comes to the ring first, accompanied by Callis. ELP follows.

They lock up before Fletcher backs him up to the ropes. ELP with a side headlock takeover. Fletcher with a headscissors followed by a side headlock takeover. ELP tied him, but Fletcher countered. ELP rolled him up. They exchanged roll up attempts. ELP chopped him and used the ropes for a hurricanrana. Fletcher took him down with a big boot while he was celebrating. ELP rolled out and Fletcher joined him.

After the break, Fletcher tried to slam ELP, but he escaped and hit a crossbody. He followed with a springboard. ELP with an enzuiguri and a DDT from the ropes. He went for a kick, but was caught. They exchanged blows. Fletcher with a Michinoku Driver, but ELP escaped at 2.99. Fletcher charged at him and ELP sent him over the ropes and landed an Ari Hari moonsault. ELP climbed on the desk and Callis scattered. Fletcher with a half and half on the floor. Fletcher lawn darted him into the barricade and he also hit the chair.

ELP beat the 10 count, but Fletcher was waiting and landed a Liger Bomb. ELP kicked out at 2.99. Fletcher kicked him in the chest and forearmed him to the mat. ELP chopped him, but Fletcher didn’t move. ELP turned him inside out. ELP with the CRII and covered him. ELP landed a splash, but Fletcher got his legs up. Fletcher went for a Brainbuster, but ELP rolled him up. He rolled him up again for two. ELP went for a backslide, but Fletcher escaped and hit a running knee. He landed a buckle bomb, a kick, and a Brainbuster for the win.

Winner: Kyle Fletcher

After the match, Callis wanted to talk about betrayal. He called Takeshita a low-life for betraying their family. Callis claims he was a nobody when he recruited Takeshita. They’re going to take everything from him starting with the International Championship. When Takeshita’s music hit, Callis fled. Takeshita held his title up at Callis and he backed through the crowd.